US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR ENGINEERING/FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES SINCGARS MANAGED PROGRAM SOL DAAB07-97- POC Point of Contact -- Marlene Bascom, Contract Specialist, 908-532-2766. Contracting Office,Edward F. Schindel, 908-532-4847. E-MAIL: MARKET SURVEY, bascom@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. This is a market survey conducted by the Department of the Army to determine the existence of additional sources for a follow-on contract for engineering/field support services provided to the SINCGARS Radio Systems. An urgent requirement now exists for the continuation of these current supporting services which are being provided to the Government by General Dynamics Land Systems, Tallahassee, Florida, under contract DAAB07-95-C-C251. The continued engineering/field support is required for production and sustainment efforts involving the Ground Integrated Communications Security(ICOM) and the SINCGARS Ground System Improvement Program(SIP) to include the Internet Controller Card(INC). These efforts are in support of equipment developed and under contracts DAAB07-88-C-T-026,DAAB07-94-C-C402, DAAB07-95-C-C502 and DAAB07-96-C-C502 by GDLS. These support services include systems engineering support and management, program management to time and materials supplied under these services, responses to requests from the Government and/or major Government contractors on an on-call basis to perform specific work directives, all of which shall be performed with minimal Government assistance and data. Accordingly, the perspective contractor would require an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the design and capabilities of the SINCGARS Radio Systems. Specific knowledge of the Army's Tactical Internet(TI) architecture and how it relates to the SINCGARS SIP INC and its emerging software changes to accommodate TI maturation are extremely important. The Government does not possess configuration control of the necessary documentation and system level drawings for the SIP. Therefore, at this time a complete technical data package does not exist to support this acquisition. This notice is not a request for bids or proposals. All responses either written or verbal, to this announcement, should be forward to PM, TRCS, Attention Mr. Brian Baroni(908)532-2301, no later than 16 Jun 97. (0167)

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